Post on February 19, 2025

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Clint White
Director of Communications
United Sorghum Checkoff Program
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For Immediate Release
February 19, 2025

First-Ever Sorghum Research Supplement in Journal of Food Science Fuels CPG Innovation

LUBBOCK, Texas (February 19, 2025) — The United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) announces the publication of a special supplement in the Journal of Food Science, titled “Sorghum in Human Health.” This milestone marks the first-ever comprehensive compilation of research about sorghum’s nutrition benefits and its role in improving human health.

Funded by the USCP, this supplement aims to showcase sorghum’s potential as a nutrient-rich ingredient for both food manufacturers and consumers. By outlining the consumer health benefits and highlighting the role that sorghum plays as a domestic, drought-tolerant crop, it underscores the potential of sorghum to positively impact diet quality and health outcomes.

“Sorghum provides a nutrient-dense food source for humans and should be considered as a nutrient-dense ingredient when developing new food products for human consumption,” said James Painter, PhD, RDN, the issue’s Guest Editor. “This compilation of sorghum’s health benefits is designed to encourage food innovators to incorporate sorghum ingredients into new food products.” 

The supplement features three impactful research articles: 

  • A Review of the Health Benefits and Food Science Applications of Sorghum
  • Sorghum Phytonutrients and Their Health Benefits: A Systematic Review from Cell to Clinical Trials
  • Current and Potential Future Uses of Sorghum to Increase Nutrient Density for Human Foods 

“We are proud of the rigorous research demonstrating sorghum’s robust health benefits, particularly in the prevention and management of America’s leading chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer,” said Lanier Dabruzzi, MS, RD, LD, Director of Nutrition & Food Innovation at Sorghum Checkoff. “This supplement underscores sorghum’s essential role in a food as medicine approach to health and serves as a roadmap for food manufacturers to include sorghum in products across their portfolio.” 

For more information on sorghum’s health benefits and its potential in food innovation, please visit the USCP website. To view the “Sorghum in Human Health” supplement, visit https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17503841/89/S1.

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The United Sorghum Checkoff Program is a producer-funded organization that is dedicated to improving the sorghum industry through research, promotion and education. For more information about the USCP and other research projects please visit www.sorghumcheckoff.com.